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AS-3900A/VRC Antenna work with RT 524?

PowerstrokeNC

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Will this Singcars antenna work with my RT 524 radio? I looked up the specs and it said it covers the 30-88Mhz band but obviously has no switch in the base for changing the tuning.

Any thoughts? thanks
 

tennmogger

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The AS-3900 is compatible with the RT524. The transmitter will be happy enough with the match, and the receiver will hear. The down side of these frequency-hopping antennas is that they are a compromise between no-tune wide-band coverage and antenna gain. Gain is about -6 db. In other words, divide the radio output power by four and that's what the antenna radiates, maybe.

And the AS-3900 will look good while eating your transmit power :)
 

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Thats funny! So maybe I will start with this one and look for the adjustable version for down the road....[thumbzup]
Don't wait too long, the 6704's are getting harder and harder to find! And you can only use the 524 on six meters as a HAM operator. There is a thread on modifying the 3900 for use with the CB frequencies. You might be able to do the same thing for 51 MHZ, so it becomes a six meter antenna without all the other coils to eat your output power. If you try it, take pictures and post a write-up for others to follow your lead!
 
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